Figure 3-3 Long Description

Figure 3-3 presents a schematic describing the security benefit-cost analysis process flows. It illustrates the data and analysis inputs and results that ultimately lead to benefit-cost ratios by stakeholder.

The flow is as follows:

Box 1: Results of Motor Carrier Technology Survey; and,

Box 2: Results of Technology Compendium

These flow to:

Box 3: "Technology Usage and Security Practices by Industry Segment: Carrier Size, Load, Type."

Box 3 flows to Box 4: Ranges of Technology Functions, Operational Improvements and Costs and Industry Sector Users' Perceptions.

Also flowing to Box 4 are:

Box 5: Industry Demographics from [the FMCSA-maintained Motor Carrier Management Information System] MCMIS Used for Extrapolation; and,

Box 6: FOT Technology Performance, which in turn is fed by:

Box 7: Representing:

Technology Beta Testing/Routine Iterative Testing During FOT.
Functionality under Normal Operating Conditions during FOT.
Functionality Under Mock Scenarios-Staged Exercises of the FOT Technology Systems.
Subjective Inputs from Participants.

Feeding Box 7 is Box 8 describing the incorporation of inputs from the project’s Expert Panel and Delphi Panel. This box contains:

Expert Panel and 3 Delphi Surveys: Threats, Vulnerabilities and Consequences.
(Preliminary) Technology Assessment and Effects on [Threats, Vulnerabilities and Consequences], and Recommendations for staged events.
Final Technology Assessment and Institutional Issues and effects on [Threats, Vulnerabilities and Consequences].

Box 7, feeds into Box 9: "Refined Assessment of Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Consequences. "

Box 9, along with Box 8 and Box 4 flow to Box 10: "Initial Assessment of Technologies to Address Vulnerabilities and Impact Consequences. "

Box 10, along with Box 8 and Box 4 flow to Box 11: "Refined Assessment of Technologies to Address Vulnerabilities and Impact Consequences with Final Technology Performance Data and Institutional Constraints. "

Box 11, along with Box 5 flow to Box 12: "Benefits " containing: "Consequence Avoidance by Load and Carrier Demographics. "

Box 4 flows to Box 13: "Costs " containing: "Cost of Implementing Solutions by Load and Carrier Demographics. "

Box 12 and Box 13 flow to the final box, Box 14: "Benefit-Cost Ratios by Stakeholder. "